My Activity Tracking
439
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My target 37 mi
I am fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer UK.
As many of you are aware, my father, Charlie O’Rourke, passed away on the 8th October 2020. Initially he suffered a stroke, caused by cancer in his liver. A few days later it was revealed that the Liver cancer was secondary to Pancreatic cancer which had spread widely. As we were preparing for Dad to come home to see out the rest of his days, a blood clot travelled to the lung and he passed away peacefully, just two weeks after entering hospital, leaving us all devastated and heartbroken.
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly forms of cancer in the UK, as it’s symptoms are vague and when more serious symptoms appear the disease has often widely disseminated. I want to help give the 10,000 people who develop this disease every year a chance to increase their life span or indeed find a cure.
In order to celebrate, what would have been my Dad’s 60th birthday earlier in the year, I am running 60K on Sunday October 9th 2022, the day after the two year anniversary of his passing. The run will culminate at The Alexandra Pub, in Wimbledon, familiar to many of you I am sure. I hope to finish the run at roughly 6pm, so please do come and join us for a beer.
I will have the support of many friends and family who have agreed to run a 10K leg with me, but I want to raise significant sums for Pancreatic Cancer UK who are working towards finding a blood test for early diagnosis and hopefully treatment that can give people a chance of life. This amazing charity also provides help and support to sufferers and families alike and I know first-hand their work is truly incredible.
So many of you, have given so much to me and my family over the last two years, in some instances it feels audacious to even ask, but anything you can give would mean a massive amount to my family and we all thank you enormously.
My donations could fund...
308 hours with a nurse on our Support Line
or
138 hours of early diagnosis research
My Achievements
Reached 100% of goal
Reached 50% of goal
Shared page
Self donated
Distance Travelled
Reached distance goal
Thank you to my Sponsors
£62.40
Charlie Coltart
£15.60
Grace Hogan
£50
Belinda Orourke
Another donation from Audrey and Bern who are so proud of you
£10.40
Tom And Chels
You total legend love from Tom and Chels
£60
Louis O'rourke
£38.48
Dominic Buckley
Well done Josh - great achievement.
£10.40
Lucy Pitman
£10.40
Finlay Robjohn
What a shift on Sunday chief x
£20
Sharif
Well deserved champ. Sorry couldn’t be there
£20
Henry Willis
£30.16
Sandra Wilkinson
Brilliant Josh - and you didn't even look exhausted in your proud Mum's photos at the finish.
£100
Jj O’rourke
Congrats Josh well done
£20
Imo Whillans
Well done Josh!
£52
Simon Hall
Well done Josh. Great effort for a great cause
£30.16
Anonymous
£25
Neil Hallet
£30.16
James Frankenberger
Amazing work, smashing it constantly
£20
Archie Macpherson
Mate, incredible effort. The old man would be so proud. Hopefully catch you soon x
£20
Eloise Brown
Well done josh, you absolutely smashed it!! So proud of you! Xxxx
£60
Jane Fraser
Incredible achievement - we’ll done! I’m donating in memory of my father who died from pancreatic cancer in May 1980. My sister turned 60 last week - it is a strange feeling to be older than your parent 😔
£20.80
Vic Frank
Huge congratulations Josh! We are all so proud of you. Vic & Tom xxxx
£20.80
Daniel Mercieca
£60
Jim Forsyth
Well done Josh!
£15.60
Wickham
Well done mate
£60.32
George Symeonides
Well done Josh, impressive and inspiring
£20.80
Lucinda Searle
I hope you raise so much money! Xxx
£10.40
Ellen Roberts
£15
Laura Mortimer
Smashed it! X
£10.40
Laura Cecil
£10.40
Anonymous
£120
Will, Doive And Lyds Slater
Incredible effort, well done you! Never had the privilege of meeting your dad, but you will have made him incredibly proud.
£41.60
Daisy Reed
GO ON JOSHY BOY! You’re amazing. ♥️ Jack & Dais
£15.60
Alex Weeks
Incredible! I’m sure he would be so proud ❤️
£30.16
Ben Jones
Amazing effort fella - all the best!
£50
Charley Allen
Josh- fantastic cause and challenge which your Dad will surely be proud of. Lots of love to you and your family buddy.
£62.40
S V Slater
sixty£sixtykmsixtyyearssixtyx’s
£10.40
Katie
£26
Alisha Cannon
£31.20
Jane & Steve
Well done Josh, your dad would be very proud. An amazing achievement. love Jane & Steve xx
£10.40
Meghan Ryan
£10.40
Anonymous
£10.40
Rob
Well done Josh! So proud of you man ❤️ Xx
£20.80
Becky
Go on joshy! You are absolutely mad for doing this but your dad would be so proud 💕💕💕 don’t forget to tape up those nips x
£20.80
Anonymous
£10.40
Emily Douglas
£31.20
Philip Edwards
Best of luck Josh. I’ll be cheering you all the way!!
£60
Izzie Burleton & Askin White
Proud of you josh, see you at the pub, izzie and askin xxx
£62.40
Mary And Alan Clement
Good luck Josh, and very well done, your Dad would be very proud. Love to all the O'Rourkes Clement Family XXX
£62.40
Siobhan And Tony Byrne
Well done Josh on taking on such an amazing challenge. Charlie would be very proud of you. xx
£10.40
Dominique Ward
Good luck Josh! Keep making him proud 😊
£180
Lionel Benjamin
Josh, I truly respect your efforts for an excellent cause. I join Rob and your supporters who sincerely thank you.
£20.80
Jack Hearn
Good luck mate, all for a great cause!
£20.80
Jordan Foulkes
Best of luck Josh!
£52
James Bradley
Good luck buddy.
£20
Mary Mc Bride
Good Luck on the run.
£31.20
Louis Sargeant
£29
Martha & Tom
Best of luck Josh I can’t believe how far you are running, you crazy!! I know you will smash it! Big love 🤍
£10.40
Chris Field
Good luck Josh!
£20.80
Harry Philpott
Good luck Josh, great challenge for an amazing cause.
£104
Rob & Jo K.
Best of Luck Josh. Charlie will be with you every step of the way.
£52
Steven Fyfe
Good luck Josh, some effort!
£104
Aideen
Good man Josh! A great effort for a great cause! Good luck!
£52
Harris Favell
Josh, Charlie would be so so proud of you, as we all are. Sorry I can’t be there to smash some beerios with ya. Lots of love. Remember when the going gets tough, run Forrest run. X
£26
Tom Kilkenny
Fantastic effort, good luck mate
£20
Steve Barnard
Good luck bud!
£60.32
Angela Bradley
Good Luck Joshua. Such a great cause and a lovely way to honour your lovely Dad
£52
Lawrence Mills
Go well mate, great cause x
£20
Jack Lavin
£10.40
Giles Emmerson
Go well mate!
£20.80
Pip Edwards
Good luck Josh!! Amazing cause! Pip
£10
Sarah Chapman
Great cause Josh, best of luck with your run 👏👏
£15
Ailish Byrne
Incredible, good luck ! X
£40
William Legge
Go well Joshy boy!! We are all behind you :) Love Piggy & Legge
£20.80
Rhys Dumbleton
Best of luck Josh R
£20
Nic Gibson
Good luck Josh! I’m sure you will smash it💪🏼
£52
Sarahs Mate
Good luck bro. You’ll smash it
£52
Sarah Mcloughlin
Good luck my nephew. So proud of you xx
£40
Louise Kelly
Good luck Josh!
£100
Patrick Hoban
We are all so proud of you mate, you’re going to absolutely smash it. See you for a pint at the finish line. The Hobans x
£26
Sara Dangerfield
Good Luck Josh! A great cause x
£31.20
Culonn T
Best of luck Josh, fantastic cause to be running for!
£25
Joe Rosenblatt
Good luck Josh!
£30.16
Corinne Bickford
Good luck and I hope all goes well on the day
£62.40
Jean Crouch
Run well and tread carefully, lots of love Jean x
£15.60
Noah
Great work Josh. Your dad would so proud!
£26
Kevin
Well done Josh, your a star.
£104
Belinda Orourke
Always proud of you - even more today x
£52
The Deegans
Best of luck with this immense challenge! We’re sure you’ll smash it out the park! You’re Dad would be very proud!
£52
Rhianna
Huge good luck! I’m sure your lovely dad will be cheering you on from above…. Probably with a beer in his hand! All our love Rhianna & Craig xx
£20.80
Katy Flaherty
Lots of love ❤️
£62.40
Ida & Peter, Luke And Leila
Well done. Proud to donate and bet you smashed it
£10.40
Sasha Mataya
Great course !
£25
Dai & Sian
Best of Luck Josh, amazing cause ❤️
£41.60
Lucie Howell
Well done Josh your dad would be so proud xx
£10.40
Hayley Borland
Good luck Josh! 🍀
£30.16
Robert Buchele
Amazing Josh - puts my 3k treadmill into perspective!!
£50
Charlie Pascoe
Huge effort - just keep running!
£30.16
Will Post
Great work mate and best of luck! Smash it xx
£100
Fred Edwards
Go well my brother! Do the old boy proud! Love you all xx
£50
Christopher Naufel
Proud of you mate ❤️
£200
Sadie And Ash
Dad will be with you every step of the way. Love You, see you soon.
£104
Declan & Liz
Best of luck Josh. No doubt all the hard work training will pay off on the day and we know your dad would be very proud of you.
£62.40
Annette & Michael
Best of luck on your run for this fantastic cause x
£100
Iain F-j
Excellent Work Josh....tracking your progress on line. Not far now. Your Dad would have been very proud of you. Enjoy a beer or three when your done...All the best. Iain
£13.52
Sheree Green
Good Luck with your Run. All the best from the Martellos
£104
The B-bs
Good luck Josh and your team of supporters. Such a great cause and an amazing challenge. Charlie would be so proud. All the best! The B-Bs
£104
Tim & Carol Anne Dinneen
Best of luck Josh. That is some challenge but such a great thing to do in your Dad’s memory. He would be very proud of you.
£208
Rob Stapleton
Great cause Josh.
£52
Tom Cunningham
Good luck Josh!!!
£52
Sheriden Bacon
Good Luck Josh!
£104
James Greenslade
Well done mate, amazing effort and a great cause.
£52
Harriet Fuller
Best of luck JOR!
£50
Isabelle Trompetas
Good Luck Josh
£20.80
Emma Odriscoll
Good luck Josh, you'll smash it!
£20
Eleanor Mason
Very inspiring. Good luck and well done.
£50
Ben Packard
Best of luck Josh!
£20.80
Theo Lindsay
Good luck mate!!
£150
Anonymous
Great effort Josh. Just hope your running is better than your golf!
£50
Frankie Wood
Go on Josh. Good luck mate and enjoy the day. Remember those carbs! Fantastic cause. F
£100
Giles Furze
Best of luck to you and the jock strap! Amazing fundraiser. Well done
£20.80
Mark Pyrgos
Mark P - Kingston
£30
Bee Stillman-jones
Good good luck joshy! So proud of you 🧡
£104
Jan Brown
Great cause Josh, routing for you 👣👣🏃♂️
£260
Ray & Rosemary
Good luck Josh
£50
Bernard Richards
We are with you all the way x
£52
Amanda Wigfield
With love Auntie M and the girls X
£30.16
Paris Johnston
Great effort Josh, Chas would be very proud of you.
£50
Chris & Bev Harries
Awesome ambition josh. We know how hard you’ve worked for this- and how much it means to you. Charlie would be so proud - especially running to the pub.
£50
Giles Birt
Good luck Joshua, a super cause and a great effort. Enjoy the run.
£60
Smudge And Anna
Charlie would have been so proud. Hope you can enjoy it. Cheers
£26
Derek Joseph
Good luck and enjoy the day, Josh - I'm very proud of you, and your dad will be too. Run like the wind! 🍃🏃🍂
£31.20
Vince Rolandi
Good luck Joshua. My thoughts are with you and your family.
£62.40
Ian Skinner
Good luck Josh - your Dad would be very proud
£52
James Harries
Good luck Josh you are going to smash it! Charlie would be so proud and we are all rooting for you! See you at the finish line!
£50
Therese Kennedy-laing
Good luck with your run Josh! 🍀
£60
Ventoms
Good luck Josh, you'll smash it! Lots of love from the Ventoms xx
£13.52
Debbie Thomas
Good Luck Josh, a big challenge, keep running, your dad would be proud!
£104
Roger & Emma Brosch
Go Josh Big challenge but sure you will smash it! With you (in spirit😃) every step of the way. Your Dad will be very proud👏👍💪. The Brosches
£31.20
Jake Lechmere-smith
Good luck Joshua!!!
£41.60
Mike
Good luck Josh
£20.80
Sharon Andrews-tait
Fantastic Josh, you’re going your brilliant dad proud. Well done!
£20.80
Holly Chapmam
£20.80
Kathryn Saunders
£41.60
William Trimmer
£35
Angus Mcmillan
Go well mate. Will be a pint waiting on the finish line x
£30
Seabold
Run well my boy. Would love to join for some clicks if I’m allowed.
£50
Phoenix
Go smash it Josh! Big love to you and the family x
£20.80
Harry C
Amazing cause. Big love ❤️
£104
Seamus & Josephine O’rourke
Good luck Josh. No problem to you.
£10
Issy Bovill
£104
George Killoughery
Good luck bud, fantastic feat for a fantastic man. With you all the way. Big love
£10
Nadia Gangat
£104
Brian O'rourke
Fair play to you Josh ....not unusual for an O'Rourke to run to the pub
£31.20
Jemima Chapman
£20.80
Emily Williamson
Lots of love xx
£104
Alex Kane
Good luck Josh!! You’re gonna smash it brother. Our love and thoughts are with you and the family today. Lots of love, The Kanes xxx
£10
Samuel
£62.40
Noeleen
Congratulation to both you and Louis for all your fundraising efforts on behalf of your devoted dad. He would be proud.
£10.40
Tg
Go well big boy
£15
Annie Newland
Good luck Josh xxx
£62.40
Anonymous
£104
Rory Williams
Good luck Josh, I know you will smash the run no problem. Looking forward to sharing a cold one to salute Chaz at the finish line. ❤️ Thinking of Charlie and the whole family today especially.
£62.40
Madeleine Edwards
Fantastic effort josh, your dad would be so proud. Well done lovely boy.xxxx
£52
Maddy & James
£22
Abubakary Abdul
£10
Alex Heard
£10
Millie Mh
💜
£10.40
Anonymous
£31.20
Alec Brown
£104
Cait Mcguire
Thanks for a lovely evening. Cx
£20.80
Harriet Forsyth
£52
Rupert Colwill
Good luck mate!! Most people would do a marathon!!!
£15.60
Rachel Forsyth
£104
Inspiring mate and for a great cause!